Open AccessComparison of external apical root resorption with clear aligners and pre-adjusted edgewise appliances in non-extraction cases: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Vaibhav Gandhi,
Shivam Mehta,
Marissa Gauthier,
Jijian Mu,
ChiaLing Kuo,
Ravindra Nanda,
Sumit Yadav
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
european journal of orthodontics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.252
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1460-2210
pISSN - 0141-5387
DOI - 10.1093/ejo/cjaa013
Subject(s) - medicine , confidence interval , meta analysis , dentistry , root resorption , randomized controlled trial , data extraction , radiography , study heterogeneity , medline , incisor , resorption , orthodontics , surgery , political science , law
The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the amount of external apical root resorption (EARR) observed during the orthodontic treatment with pre-adjusted edgewise appliance (PEA) or clear aligner therapy (CAT) and with 2D or 3D radiographic methods of measuring the root resorption.